Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-11-02

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Nov 2
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 61 ton at the prior sale (Oct 26) · 301 ton a year ago (Nov 3).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa was weaker, especially with the round bales. The grass hay unevenly steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——217.50/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3——217.50–230.00/ton48.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——170.00–187.50/ton176.00
Large Square 3x4——175/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round——235/ton4.00
Large Square 3x4——240–265/ton82.00
Medium Square 3x3——240–250/ton49.00
Good
Large Round——200–205/ton53.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——167.50/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——170/ton21.00
N/A
Round——155/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——125–145/ton128.00
Premium
Large Round——225–235/ton87.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——160.00–177.50/ton222.00
Good
Large Round——180.00–207.50/ton262.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——215/ton16.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——167.50–170.00/ton45.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——172.50/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round——225/ton30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——67.50–150.00/ton132.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——80–90/ton197.00

Canola

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——135/ton20.00
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.